CVE-2020-17383

Public Exploit

Description

A directory traversal vulnerability on Telos Z/IP One devices through 4.0.0r grants an unauthenticated individual root level access to the device's file system. This can be used to identify configuration settings, password hashes for built-in accounts, and the cleartext password for remote configuration of the device through the WebUI.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.29% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory telosalliance.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.telosalliance.com/downloads?search=software-updates#downloadListing vendor advisory
https://sra.io/blog-post/ broken link
https://sra.io/blog/this-traversal-had-a-face-for-radio-cve-2020-17383/ exploit third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-17383?
CVE-2020-17383 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-17383?
To fix CVE-2020-17383, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-17383 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-17383 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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